When Turkey Raising Turns Foul

Twelve-year-old Gifford Sullivan was asked to raise a turkey for his
family’s Thanksgiving dinner and … his turkey became a pet. Because of
California Health Insurance agent Matt Lockard, the disaster that
ensued was not made infinitely worse.

Gifford loved his turkey. No, literally. Gifford loved his turkey. A
Sullivan family tradition was to have the eldest child raise a wild
turkey that would, at the appointed time, a few days prior to
Thanksgiving, be sacrificed as the family’s dinner. “Don’t get too
attached to that turkey, Giff,” his mom tried to tell him, but such an
admonition was useless. The animal-loving twelve-year-old had come to
consider Isabelle (yes, the boy had already secretly named the hen
turkey purchased to be slaughtered) a member of their family and a
cherished pet. Every morning before school he’d gone into the turkey’s
pen in the backyard of the Sullivan’s Oxnard home to feed, clean up
after, and otherwise nurture the growing fowl; he was conniving for a
way to somehow save “Isabelle’s” life.

Gifford’s siblings Wayne and Toby were relatively indifferent to
Gifford’s conflict. “That turkey is going to be the best Thanksgiving
meal ever,” teased ten-year-old Wayne, “it’s better than any
store-bought butterball.” Nine-year-old Toby was even worse in his way,
tormenting his older brother while acting innocent as a sacrificial
lamb. “Which part do you like best? I go for drumsticks,” he taunted.
Gifford would run off sobbing to the sanctuary of Isabelle’s backyard
pen, to hug the bewildered turkey.

Finally, the execution day came. Godfrey Sullivan raised the axe
beside the chopping block which was also in the Sullivan’s backyard,
and just as the horrific scene with the turkey caught in the vise …
Gifford ran headlong toward his father, his only thought to rescue
Isabelle as the axe was raised at the proper angle and began descending
…

The axe fell and the boy screamed. Blood gushed everywhere. The
family headed toward the nearest hospital’s ER, protected only
cost-wise by a convenient family health plan sold to them the previous
year by California Health Insurance agent Matt Lockard.

Gifford developed amnesia after the accident. “Did you get enough to eat?” his mom asked.

“Yeah, mom, but I got a question. How come I had to have veggie burgers instead of turkey like everybody else?”

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